[Article 142] Supreme Court Issues Directions For Sale And Attachment Of Assets To Clear Arrears Of Maintenance To Woman Abandoned By Husband

The Supreme Court recently directed sale of ancestral property of a man to pay arrears of maintenance of Rs. 1.25 Crores to his wife under its inherent powers under Article 142. A bench of Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Aravind Kumar relied on decisions of the Apex Court in Subrata Roy Sahara V Union Of India [2014] 12 SCR 573 and Delhi Development Authority V. Skipper Construction 1996...